Carrie Giles
Central Region CPSN Lead · Central Region CPSN/COTC
Carrie Giles has 21 years of experience working in secondary and post-secondary career-technical education. She currently serves as the Regional Lead for Ohio’s Central Region Career Pathway Support Network. Carrie is a graduate of Ashland University, ACTE’s National Leadership Fellowship and Post-Secondary Leadership Programs, Ohio’s Shoemaker CTE Institute, and The National Career Pathway Network’s (NCPN) Leadership Development Academy. Giles previously served as ACTE’s Region 1 VP, President of the National ACTE Board, and President for The Ohio’s Career-Technical Administrator’s Association. She also serves on ACTE’s Region 1 Policy Committee as Bylaws Chair, Nominating Chair for National ACTE, and the ACTE Region I Conference Planning Committee. She also enjoys mentoring new ACTE Board Members and ACTE Leadership Fellows.
Speaking At
Career Pathway Support Networks: A regional model for career connected learning
Tuesday, July 21 · 2:45 PM – 3:30 PM · Regent 2
This session explores how regional Career Pathway Support Networks can move beyond fragmented initiatives and compliance-driven work to create coherent, sustainable systems that align education, workforce, and post-secondary partners around shared outcomes. Grounded in real implementation experience, the session highlights practical strategies for middle grades CTE expansion, regional planning aligned to labor market demand, and building trust-based partnerships that outlast grant cycles. Participants will leave with a clear framework they can adapt to their own state or region — regardless of governance structure. This approach directly reflects the goals and required outcomes outlined in Ohio’s FY26–27 Career Pathway Support Network model